Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Nigerian minister of information and culture, said the decision stemmed from citizens using the platform for activities

Nigeria suspends Twitter indefinitely after the site deleted a tweet from its president

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2021-06-04 18:30:08

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Nigerian minister of information and culture, said the decision stemmed from citizens using the platform for activities "capable of undermining Nigeria's corporate existence," according to a press release. 

"The announcement made by the Nigerian Government that they have suspended Twitter's operations in Nigeria is deeply concerning," a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement to Insider. "We're investigating and will provide updates when we know more."

The move follows Twitter's decision to remove a post by Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish those responsible for recent attacks on electoral offices and police stations, and referenced the country's 1960s civil war that killed 1 million people, Reuters reported.

"Those of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand," Buhari said in a tweet before Twitter removed the post for violating its "abusive behavior" policy.

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